| Date |
Session |
Presenters/Moderators |
| Sunday, September 29, 2024 |
| 10:30am - 6:00pm |
Registration |
|
| 11:00am - 1:00pm |
Pre-Conference Workshop |
Aderant |
| 1:00pm - 2:30pm |
IP - Docket Chit Chat Coffee Hour |
IP Focus Group |
| 2:30pm - 4:30pm |
Pre-Conference Workshop |
PacerPro |
| 2:30pm - 4:30pm |
Pre-Conference Workshop |
Court Alert |
| 5:30pm - 7:00pm |
Welcome Reception |
Sponsored by Court Alert |
| Monday, September 30, 2024 |
| 7:00am - 8:00am |
Registration |
|
| 8:00am - 9:00am |
Breakfast |
Breakfast |
| 9:00am - 10:00am |
Keynote - Celebrate the Magic of Docketing |
Tom Pesce |
| 10:00am - 10:15am |
Morning Break |
AV Team |
| 10:15am - 11:00am |
Welcome Remarks and NDA Business Meeting |
Igor Olenich, NDA President |
| 11:00am - 12:00pm |
You Are Your Own Security Sentinel — Safeguard Your Digital World |
Kenny Leckie |
| 12:00pm - 1:00pm |
Lunch |
|
| 1:00pm - 2:15pm |
Beyond the Docket: Ignite Your Career from an Unconventional Foundation |
Elyssa LeFevre Chayo |
| 2:15pm - 2:30pm |
Afternoon Break |
|
| 2:30pm - 3:30pm |
LIT - Roundtable - Software; Conversion Topics |
No Speaker: Members Only Discussion |
| 2:30pm - 3:30pm |
IP - Roundtable - Foreign Agent Correspondence; Docketing CLEs |
No Speaker: Members Only Discussion |
| 3:30pm - 4:45pm |
Don't Miss This! |
|
| 5:00pm - 6:30pm |
Cocktail Reception |
Sponsored by DocketBird |
| Tuesday, October 1, 2024 |
| 8:00am - 9:00am |
Breakfast |
|
| 9:00am - 10:00am |
LIT - Docketing and Court Services Dept Career Pathing - Lecture |
Mike Nega |
| IP - Director Presentation Part 1 |
James Wilson, Regional Assistant Director USPTO |
| 10:00am - 10:45am |
LIT - Docketing and Court Services Dept Career Pathing - Roundtable |
Mike Nega + Moderators Monica Bernth and Richard Rodriguez |
| 10:00am - 10:45am |
IP - Director Presentation Part 2 Q&A |
James Wilson, Regional Assistant Director USPTO |
| 10:45am - 11:00am |
Morning Break |
|
| 11:00am - 12:00pm |
LIT - Through the Looking Glass: A Practitioner-turned-Clerk's Perspective on Federal Practice |
Lynda Hill, Clerk of Court USDC Middle District of Tennessee |
| IP - Meet the Patent Examiner |
Ajay Bhatia, Supervisory Patent Examiner USPTO |
| 12:00pm - 1:00pm |
Lunch |
|
| 1:00pm - 2:00pm |
LIT - Firm-Wide Docketing - The Swiss Army Knife You Didn't Know You Had - Panel |
Panelists: Jessica Trudeau, Amber Goodenough |
| IP - Meet the Trademark Examiner |
Mariessa Terrell, Attorney Advisor, Trademarks USPTO |
| 2:00pm - 3:00pm |
LIT - Firm-Wide Docketing - The Swiss Army Knife You Didn't Know You Had - Roundtable |
Panelists: Jessica Trudeau, Amber Goodenough + Moderators |
| IP - IP Automation in 2024 - Panel |
Panelists: Christina Bates, Zhakalazky Carrion, Sarah Wood |
| 3:00pm - 3:15pm |
Afternoon Break |
|
| 3:15pm - 4:15pm |
LIT - A Boot Stompin' Chit Chat on Attorney Buy-In |
Moderators: Krista, Wilmot, John Robinson, Rich LaRosa |
| IP - Coaching for Improved Work Performance |
Rose Walsh |
| 4:30pm - 5:30pm |
Closing Remarks and No-Host Reception |
NDA Board |
